I've made a little stitching progress on my Shepherd's Bush bee stitch. It is nice to be working with silks.
Tuesday evening we were delighted to watch a Great Blue Heron fly overhead.
A male Lesser Goldfinch has a drink.
What a scraggly looking fellow this Purple Finch is! He's got a real case of messy feathers going on!
This Purple Finch, on the other hand, is perfectly groomed.
And handsome both to the left and right profiles.
The Violet-green Swallows are busy busy busy feeding children. I expect to see begging faces peaking out of the birdhouse holes any day now.
I am so pleased that Downy Woodpeckers have returned to my feeders.
As have Hairy Woodpeckers. I love all my woodpeckers!
I think the female Flickers are lovely in a quiet understated way.
They look intelligent too.
The males sometimes look a bit full of themselves!
That is some beak they have! No wondering foraging for insects on the dry, hard-packed ground is not a challenge.
I had a group of five Mourning Doves - my largest in a number of weeks.
A Quiet Couple Moment as a female and male House Finch converse.
Great Blue Herons are so magnificent aren't they? Our last home had a river at the back of our lot. We saw them often. :D
ReplyDeleteLovely stitching. I've not tried silk threads before; do they snag or knot more or less than cotton? Wow, you get a beautiful variety of birds! Love all the photos.
ReplyDeleteI would love to see a purple finch. So far, we only have the occasional house finch.
ReplyDeleteI really want to try silks! I guess you don't have to use anything like Thread Heaven with them? Sad they are so much more expensive than cotton...
ReplyDeleteYour stitching is always so marvelous!
ReplyDeleteWhat a treasure trove of birds you have!
I love using silks too! So soft to touch... The Downys are visiting again over here. And no Grackles or Starlings!! Yay! You have quite a menagerie visiting!
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